Ash tray



W. G. VASEY Jan. 15, 1952 ASH TRAY 2 SHEETS SHEET 1 Filed April 10, 1945INVENTOR WILL/AM GEORGE VASEY A TTORNE Y Jan. 15, 1952 ASH TRAY FiledApril 10, 1945 W. G. VASEY 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 'nv VENTOR WILL/AM GEORGEVASEY ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 15, 1952 William George Vasey, NewWestminster, British Columbia, Canada Application April .10, 1945,Serial No. 587,566

My invention relates to improvements. in ash trays.

It is common practice iorcigarette smokers when desiring to discontinuesmoking a cigarette and put said cigarette down, to rub the lighted tipinto an ash trayto prevent it from continued smouldering. This actusually results in the cigarette being so damaged adjacent the charredtip as to render is unsightly and unfit for further use and eventhen'the smouldering tobacco is not always put out. It is;"-with the 7Claims. (Cl. 131233) object of preventing this waste that the present'invention is devised.

Some of the objects of the .invention are to cut oil the smouldering tipof the cigarette and trap it within a covered ash tray so that any smokeresulting from the burned tip of the cigarette will be completelyconfined within the closed tray; to provide for cutting 011? said tip socleanly as to render the remainder of the Fig. 1 is a plan view of theinvention, with 7 parts broken away. I

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view looking up into the cover and istaken on the line 2-2 of Figure 3.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the lines 3-3 of Figures 1 and 2. II

Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of the cigarette receiving sleeve andits closure.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line 55 of Fig. 2 butshowing the ash receiver and cover in upright position.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on line 6 -6 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a similar view to Fig. 2, showing the cutting blade at the endof its cutting stroke.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in each figure.

The numeral I indicates generally an ash tray comprising a base or ashreceiver 2 and a cover 3. The cover is provided with a pair of internallugs 4 each having an open ended slot which is adapted to embrace a pin5 extending inwardly from the wall of the base to secure the cover inplace. t

On the surface of the cover a cigarette sleeve 6 is formed which has acap i having side plates 1A hinged on pins 8 providednear the surface ofthe cover and to the rear of the sleeve, so that the cap will fall bygravity into closed position, upon the top of the sleeve. On the frontupper edge of the cap I is a U-shaped projection I0 into the base of.which the side of a cigarette, shown in full lines in Figure 4, ispressed rearwardly to tilt the cap and allow the burning tip which isbelow the projection I 0 to be aligned be dropped therein, as shown indotted lines in Fi 4.

A wall I3 is formed partially around the cover to form a depression forashes and segmental openings It are formed therein for cigarette buttsto pass therethrough. Concentrically mounted on a pin IE on theunderside of the cover 3 is a plate I'l having segmental openings 18therein, which are adapted to be brought into register with the openingsM of the cover when the plate is rocked about its pivot in the directionof the arrow shown in Figure 2. The plate is provided with an operatingknob l9 connected to the plate by a stem 20 which passes through a slot2| in the cover 3.

A portion of the plate I1 is ofiset adjacent the base of the stem 20 asat 23 and is provided with a pair of hollow shallow projections 24 forthe purpose of engaging the centre line openings of a razor blade 25 andthe forward edge of the offset portion is provided with small upturnedlugs 26, one only shown, for the purpose of engaging the cutaway cornersof said blade. In order that the blade 25 shall be firmly held upon theoffset portion of the plate, it is engaged by a keeper 28 which isupwardly bent at opposite ends as at 29 and 30, which ends bearrespectively upon the plate I! and on the razor blade 25.

The keeper 28 is fitted with a freely rotating thumb nut 32 whichthreadedly engages a stud 33 carried by the plate ll. The keeper 28 isprovided on opposite sides adjacent the end 30 with the passage II ofthe sleeve, so thatit may.

with small lugs 3! which are adapted to enter the hollow projections 24of the plate and so prevent any rotational movement of the keeper aboutits nut 32 and stud 33. Projecting from the end 30 of the keeper is astep 36, see Figures 2 and 3, which is adapted to'remain, when the plateI! is in normal position as shown, directly under the passage ll of thecigarette sleeve 5 and forms a stop to receive the lighted end of acigarette prior to the tip of said cigarette being cut oil. by the razorblade 25. A shallow stop 31 having a face 38 is provided at the end ofthe stroke of the blade and is so set that thecutting edge of the bladewill engage the length of the face when it comes into contact with saidstop, the purpose of the stop being to ensure that the paper surroundingthe cigarette is entirely severed. The-plate I1 is provided with a pin4%, a second pin 4] extends downwardly from the stop As a means ofpreventing smoke from burning embers from passing out through the slot21 through which the stem 2!) extends, a thin strip 44 or shutter ismounted on the stem and is adapted to slide along the slot as the stemis moved. A light leaf spring 45 is secured to the inner end of the stemwhich bears at its outer 3 end upon'the strip to keep the slot closed.The te ion-cf g n fit is bvious y r sl ht so as notitdiimpair theactionof thespring ea in returning the plate to normal position.

In operating the device, ashes and cigarette".

butts lying on the cover 3 may be dropped into.

"extremity; of: the: paper with theblade; coming tar-est against thestop face; 38, thus preventing a y: ra ed) edge in: the paper. Theblade, 25 being; set t slice-the cigarette instead of making asheaircut; causes; the out, tip to roll along the stop. face 38; as it is;severed and. to fall freely below the;- hlade since? the step. 38 hasmoved from undersaid tipand b1; virtue.- of the blade being tilted due.to-the.- cfi-settingv of theplate, 9.1; as. at 23 thecuttingfedgeliskept substantially in con-- tactwith the underside oi thecover- 3, thus aid-' ing= making the cut a clean one.

If itbecomes necessary to change the razor, blade, the; cover 3-,isremoved: from the base 2 and the thumb? screw. 32. is unscrewed from thestud 3%.. This; allows: the keeper 23 tabs lifted from the plate, so.that the dull blade may he removed and another substituted. The newblade on heme drQ ped-intc-p ac -up n he p o.- ie t cns. 2A beccm sprogen oca ed a d." en replacing the. keeper with its lugst-i. in. saidprojections; and screwing the; thumb nut back When it is desired to cutthe-burnin 4 the cigarette when being aligned with the passage an b he mt d- 9 cl s b ra ity a the. ci ar tte i r ved. 1 .1 said le and meansfor operating the knife structure.

' 4. An ash tray having an ash receiver and a .cover, said cover havinga vertical passage extending therethrough and being adapted toreeeivathe'burning end of a' cigarette, a rotatable onto; the stud. 33;,the blade is securely held in appropriate. position sothat. when thecover is putbaekinto position the device is again ready for use. Y Y IWhat I claim as my invention is: v v 1.. An ash tray having an, ashreceiver and a cover, a verticalsleeve having a passage. coxn-'municating with the ash receiver and. adapted to receive, the burningend of a cigarette a knife carrying structure mounted under the.- cover,a knife, a keeper for securin thekm'fe o. ai

structure, said knife being adapted to swee across the passage to severthe tip from thecigarette, and. a step carried by the keeper-to; limitthe movement of the; cigarette through said passage.

Anashtray ha in a aszxrece rs emlf cover, a passage communicating withthe interior of the. cover adapted to receive the burning end of acigarette, said cover having a slot, .a knife structure rotatable withinthe cover, a knife carried by the structure and adapted to sever the tipfrom. a cigarette projectingthrough said passage, means extending to.the. exterior ofgithe ash,- tray to manuall roc he .kniie struc ure.saidmean extending through said slot and. a shutt r 13 able with theknife structure. forcovering the slot during the manual movement of saidstructure.

3. An ash tray having a cover provided with a sever the burning tip froma -cigarette inserted into e passage, ca nor ally se ering th i aretteslee e. sa d an havi s li oiecti h I fa i tate its be n opened by sidnressu eircm plate,- mounted within the cover, and means accessible fromthe exterior of the ash tray for rotating the plate, said plate having aportion for supporting a razor blade, means for locating the razor bladethereon. a keeper detachably connected o. he. plate. a kee er hav g n ee adapted to engage the blade and devices adapted to. engage the blade.locating means to prevent relative movement between the keeper and theplate,

. 5- A ash tr y h n n ash re i an a cover, said c ver having a verticalpassage extending:v therethroug h, said passage being adapted to receivethe burning end of a cigarette, a rotatable plate mounted within thecover, means accessible from the exterior of the ash tray for r tat ng;the plat ai e a n a portion offset at' an angle to the plane or the l 1"9? locati a 13 ad a s e keeper detachably connected to the plate, saidkeeper having one, edge adapted to engage the b ad and ha n lugsedar e tproject through th blad p ven relati m m n between he. ester a d. th P a6., An ash tray having an ash receiver and a leover, "said eovei havinga vertical passage extending therethrqugh, said passage being I adaptedto reeeive the burning; end of a cigarette,

a rotatable plate mounted within the" cover, means accessible from theexterior of the ash tray for rotating the plate, saidplate having aportion offset atan angle to the plane of the cover, means for locatinga razor blade on said plate, a keeper detachably connected to the plate,said keeper having one edge adapted to engage the blade and devicesadapted to engage 'the 'blade locating means to prevent relativemovement between the keeper and the plate,

7. An ash tray having an ash receiver and a cover, said cover having" avertical passage extending therethrough. said cover being adaptedtoreceive the burnin end of a cigarette, a rotatable plate mounted withinthe cover and means accessible from the exterior of the ash tray forrotating the plate, said plate having a portion for suP DQIl in arazorblade, means for locating the razor blade thereon, a keeper detachablyconnected to the plate, said keeper having'one edge adapted to engagethe blade and lugs adapted to extend through the blade to preventrelative movement between the keeper and the plate.

WILLIAM GEORGE VASEY.

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